Paraguay have the chance to make it four South American teams in
the quarter-finals; and maybe even the semi-finals.

It took twenty minutes for the game to come to life: first Lucas
Barrios turned nicely for Paraguay and forced Eiji Kawashima to save with his foot; then,
at the other end, Paraguay's Justo Villar looked stretched as Daisuke Matsui curled the
ball onto the bar with some power.

Keisuke Honda seemed a little upset with himself shortly before the
break, but a goal would have been more than Japan deserved; taking into account their
overall performance during the first forty minutes.